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NEW EDITION!
Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 4th Edition
Martha K. Elkin, RN, MSN, IBCLC;
Anne Griffin Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN;
and Patricia A. Potter, PhD, RN, FAAN, CMAC
2007 | 928 pp., 838 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-323-04458-5

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This market-leading, user-friendly textbook provides complete coverage of nearly 150 nursing skills in a streamlined, step-by-step, visual format. More than 800 full-color photos and drawings clarify key concepts, bringing important procedures and techniques to life. The nursing process framework puts nursing skills in the context of care delivery and rationales for key steps help students understand why specific techniques are used.
   
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Unit One: Fundamental Concepts

  1. Professional Nursing Practice
  2. Facilitating Communication
  3. Promoting a Safe Environment

Unit Two: Infection Control

  1. Medical Aseptic Techniques
  2. Basic Sterile Techniques

Unit Three: Basic Human Needs

  1. Promoting Activity and Mobility
  2. Promoting Hygiene
  3. Promoting Nutrition
  4. Assisting With Elimination
  5. Promoting Comfort and Pain Control

Unit Four: Assessment Skills

  1. Vital Signs
  2. Health Assessment
  3. Laboratory Tests
  4. Diagnostic Procedures

Unit Five: Administration of Medications

  1. Preparation for Medication Administration
  2. Administration of Nonparenteral Medications
  3. Administration of Injections

Unit Six: Perioperative Nursing Care

  1. Preparing the Client for Surgery
  2. Intraoperative Techniques

Unit Seven: Wound Care

  1. Surgical Wound Care
  2. Pressure Ulcers
  3. Dressings
  4. Therapeutic Use of Warm and Cold Applications

Unit Eight: Managing Immobilized Clients

  1. Special Mattresses and Beds
  2. Traction, Cast Care, and Immobilization Devices

Unit Nine: Managing Complex Nursing Interventions

  1. Intravenous Therapy
  2. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
  3. Promoting Oxygenation
  4. Gastric Intubation
  5. Enteral Nutrition
  6. Altered Bowel Elimination
  7. Altered Urinary Elimination
  8. Altered Sensory Perception
  9. Emergency Measures for Life Support in the Hospital Setting
  10. Care of the Client with Special Needs
  11. Palliative Care
  12. Discharge Teaching and Home Health Management


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